Principal Airframe Architect

What you’ll do: 

• Lead airframe development from concept through build and flight test, collaborating with the Chief Engineer and program leaders to meet target requirements.
• Evaluate and trade structural layouts and material selections across candidate configurations for weight, manufacturability, and cost.
• Develop conceptual airframe architecture and parametric structural weight models for fuselage, wing, tail, and nacelle structures.
• Size major structural components using classical analytical methods and/or conceptual FEM.
• Apply in depth understanding of load paths, design best practices, and hand calcs to design robust, manufacturable, and cost effective structural configurations.
• Mentor junior engineers on design, analysis, and manufacturing techniques.
• Own the validation and verification of airframe requirements.

What you need:

• 15+ years of experience with innovative aircraft structures, including leadership within a recent civil or military aircraft development program. 
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
• In depth understanding of load paths, laminate design fundamentals, metallic design fundamentals and analysis methods  (FEA, closed form solutions for sandwich panel stability, lug and fastener hand calcs, etc.) 
• Broad experience across a range of airframe structures (fuselage, wing, pylons, empennage)
• Strong CAD skills in NX (preferred), Solidworks, Catia or Creo
• Hands-on manufacturing experience with composites (wet-lay, prepreg, autoclave, bonding, drilling/fastening) and machining metallic parts (milling, lathe, drilling).
• Experience with analyzing and dispositioning non-conformances
• Self-starter, team player, and desire to work in a fast-paced environment

At Archer, we aim to attract, retain, and motivate talent with the skills and leadership needed to grow our business. We drive a pay-for-performance culture and reward performance that supports the Company’s strategy. For this position, we are targeting a base pay range of $242,800 - $322,100. Actual compensation offered will be determined by job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.            
            

Archer is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with physical or mental disabilities, and those with sincerely held religious beliefs. Applicants who may require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should provide their name and contact information to Archer’s People Team at people@archer.com. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.